What a year for music! Once again, I got see a bunch of favorites live: Jeremy Zucker, Maisie Peters, Royal Blood, Muse, Grace Enger, One Republic, Tool, Evanescence, Stephen Sanchez, Bon Iver, Jake Minch, and more. And I already have a bunch lined up for 2023, including a Meet-and-Greet ticket for Chelsea Cutler. I cannot wait. But let's stick to the year at hand, one filled with a wide variety of extraordinary songwriting, where the starting list - over 1200 songs - was one of the toughest I've ever had to narrow down.
As always, I feel that this list is a telling representation of what my year was like and who I am at this point in my life. These are the songs that accompanied some of my favorite memories of all time - my 30th birthday, competing in the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship in Spain, nights surrounded by friends or family - and the songs that got me through the struggles. In all truth, 2023, despite having some the best days I've ever known, was my loneliest year yet, with far too much rejection and self-criticism, and it shows in these 102 tracks. Music keeps me company, emphasizing the best parts and bolstering me through the rest, and I can't express just how much these have done for me. Hope you find something you like.
My favorite songs of 2023.
Spotify Link (all)
Spotify Link (clean)
YouTube link (all)
(** = language warning)
102 - A Thousand Waves by Lost Cousins
101 - **Hunting Season by Chelsea Cutler
100 - Catastrophe by George Gianluca
99 - My Sister's Crown by Vesna (Eurovision - Czech Republic)
98 - Before the Sun by Gregory Alan Isakov
97 - The One by Valories
96 - Calling For A Sign by Sub Focus ft. Kelli-Leigh
95 - Insanity by ILLENIUM ft. American Teeth
94 - Hindsight by Echosmith
93 - You Make Me Think Of Fire by Elina
92 - id pick up flowers by jake minch
91 - Since July by Quiet Houses
90 - Friends by Emmit Fenn
89 - It's Euphoric by Georgia
88 - Something More by Cole Swensen
87 - Already Gone by Moyka
86 - Something More by Chelsea Cutler
85 - Get Lost by Windser
84 - On the Edge by Cloudy
83 - Why Aren't You Satisfied by Freyr
82 - Everything I'm Feeling by The Book Club
81 - Lovesick by Charlotte Sands
80 - The Neighborhood by Grace Enger
79 - Freshman Year by Isabel Dumaa
78 - Crybaby by Nanna
77 - **Do You Love Me Yet? by Nothing But Thieves
76 - Dancing on My Own as performed by The Regrettes
75 - Burden by Rosie Darling
74 - Ghost Me by Holly Humberstone
73 - some things (i've learned) by Tiny Habits
72 - Run by Maisie Peters
71 - The Fall by Gregory Alan Isakov
70 - Lifetime by Woodes
69 - Pop The Balloon by Nothing But Thieves
68 - Happy Adjacent by Cece Coakley
67 - internet crush by Jeremy Zucker
66 - Vibration (One More Time) by Sub Focus ft. AR/CO
65 - Unmade Bed by Sydney Rose
64 - How Have You Been Sleeping by Pentire
63 - Trees by Austin Koukal
62 - Meet Me at the Record Store by Pa Sheehy
61 - Out Of Your Mind by MisterWives
60 - What Was I Made For? by Billie Eilish
59 - Holding On To You by Lonely in the Rain & bailey
58 - Movie Star by Trousdale
57 - Broken Glass by MisterWives
56 - losing you by Trevor Hall
55 - Hotel June by Chelsea Cutler
54 - Eyes Wide Shut by ILLENIUM ft. Avril Lavigne & Travis Barker
53 - Older by Betcha
52 - **Sideways by MisterWives
51 - Times Like This by Lonely in the Rain
50 - WDIA (Would Do It Again) by Rosa Linn & Duncan Lawrence
49 - Submarine by Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness
48 - I Want Love (Like I Give My Love) by Meadowlark
47 - I Don't Know Love by Elina
46 - Last Together by Vistas
45 - Best by Gracie Abrams
44 - Happy Tears by Victoria Nadine
43 - So you want to be a winner? by SWO ft. Esther Morgan
42 - Miss Me The Same by Sara Kays ft. Anson Seabra
41 - Sunset by Gus Dapperton
40 - Growing Up Is Hard by Chelsea Cutler
39 - I'm Fine by Daði Freyr
38 - Paradise Calling by Birdy
37 - Maybe You Never Knew, by Cole Swensen
36 - How Long Again by Darlingside
35 - No One Hates Me More by Chelsea Cutler
34 - Helen of Hammersmith Bridge by Bear's Den
33 - Beautiful Life by Emmit Fenn
32 - Gold by Camden Cox
31 - **Quarter Life Crisis by Isabel Dumaa
30 - Overcome by Nothing But Thieves
29 - Cha Cha Cha by Käärijä (Eurovision - Finland)
28 - On The Way by Hollow Coves
27 - If You're Hurting by Trousdale
26 - Sunset by Caroline Polachek
25 - **i need you (in my life) by Jeremy Zucker
24 - Hold Me While It's Ending by Chelsea Cutler ft. Matt Maeson
23 - These Days by Pa Sheehy
22 - Chemicals by Lonely in the Rain
21 - Girl With Headphones by Love You Later
20 - Paint My Bedroom Black by Holly Humberstone
19 - **I Don't Feel Alive by Chelsea Cutler
18 - The Hype by Sigrid
As always, I feel that this list is a telling representation of what my year was like and who I am at this point in my life. These are the songs that accompanied some of my favorite memories of all time - my 30th birthday, competing in the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship in Spain, nights surrounded by friends or family - and the songs that got me through the struggles. In all truth, 2023, despite having some the best days I've ever known, was my loneliest year yet, with far too much rejection and self-criticism, and it shows in these 102 tracks. Music keeps me company, emphasizing the best parts and bolstering me through the rest, and I can't express just how much these have done for me. Hope you find something you like.
My favorite songs of 2023.
Spotify Link (all)
Spotify Link (clean)
YouTube link (all)
(** = language warning)
102 - A Thousand Waves by Lost Cousins
101 - **Hunting Season by Chelsea Cutler
100 - Catastrophe by George Gianluca
99 - My Sister's Crown by Vesna (Eurovision - Czech Republic)
98 - Before the Sun by Gregory Alan Isakov
97 - The One by Valories
96 - Calling For A Sign by Sub Focus ft. Kelli-Leigh
95 - Insanity by ILLENIUM ft. American Teeth
94 - Hindsight by Echosmith
93 - You Make Me Think Of Fire by Elina
92 - id pick up flowers by jake minch
91 - Since July by Quiet Houses
90 - Friends by Emmit Fenn
89 - It's Euphoric by Georgia
88 - Something More by Cole Swensen
87 - Already Gone by Moyka
86 - Something More by Chelsea Cutler
85 - Get Lost by Windser
84 - On the Edge by Cloudy
83 - Why Aren't You Satisfied by Freyr
82 - Everything I'm Feeling by The Book Club
81 - Lovesick by Charlotte Sands
80 - The Neighborhood by Grace Enger
79 - Freshman Year by Isabel Dumaa
78 - Crybaby by Nanna
77 - **Do You Love Me Yet? by Nothing But Thieves
76 - Dancing on My Own as performed by The Regrettes
75 - Burden by Rosie Darling
74 - Ghost Me by Holly Humberstone
73 - some things (i've learned) by Tiny Habits
72 - Run by Maisie Peters
71 - The Fall by Gregory Alan Isakov
70 - Lifetime by Woodes
69 - Pop The Balloon by Nothing But Thieves
68 - Happy Adjacent by Cece Coakley
67 - internet crush by Jeremy Zucker
66 - Vibration (One More Time) by Sub Focus ft. AR/CO
65 - Unmade Bed by Sydney Rose
64 - How Have You Been Sleeping by Pentire
63 - Trees by Austin Koukal
62 - Meet Me at the Record Store by Pa Sheehy
61 - Out Of Your Mind by MisterWives
60 - What Was I Made For? by Billie Eilish
59 - Holding On To You by Lonely in the Rain & bailey
58 - Movie Star by Trousdale
57 - Broken Glass by MisterWives
56 - losing you by Trevor Hall
55 - Hotel June by Chelsea Cutler
54 - Eyes Wide Shut by ILLENIUM ft. Avril Lavigne & Travis Barker
53 - Older by Betcha
52 - **Sideways by MisterWives
51 - Times Like This by Lonely in the Rain
50 - WDIA (Would Do It Again) by Rosa Linn & Duncan Lawrence
49 - Submarine by Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness
48 - I Want Love (Like I Give My Love) by Meadowlark
47 - I Don't Know Love by Elina
46 - Last Together by Vistas
45 - Best by Gracie Abrams
44 - Happy Tears by Victoria Nadine
43 - So you want to be a winner? by SWO ft. Esther Morgan
42 - Miss Me The Same by Sara Kays ft. Anson Seabra
41 - Sunset by Gus Dapperton
40 - Growing Up Is Hard by Chelsea Cutler
39 - I'm Fine by Daði Freyr
38 - Paradise Calling by Birdy
37 - Maybe You Never Knew, by Cole Swensen
36 - How Long Again by Darlingside
35 - No One Hates Me More by Chelsea Cutler
34 - Helen of Hammersmith Bridge by Bear's Den
33 - Beautiful Life by Emmit Fenn
32 - Gold by Camden Cox
31 - **Quarter Life Crisis by Isabel Dumaa
30 - Overcome by Nothing But Thieves
29 - Cha Cha Cha by Käärijä (Eurovision - Finland)
28 - On The Way by Hollow Coves
27 - If You're Hurting by Trousdale
26 - Sunset by Caroline Polachek
25 - **i need you (in my life) by Jeremy Zucker
24 - Hold Me While It's Ending by Chelsea Cutler ft. Matt Maeson
23 - These Days by Pa Sheehy
22 - Chemicals by Lonely in the Rain
21 - Girl With Headphones by Love You Later
20 - Paint My Bedroom Black by Holly Humberstone
19 - **I Don't Feel Alive by Chelsea Cutler
18 - The Hype by Sigrid
17 - Stardust by Neon Dreams
"You're the waves that life me up when we turn to stardust"
"You're the waves that life me up when we turn to stardust"
16 - Ghost by Sigrid
"Look at me now, just a shadow of who I once was"
"Look at me now, just a shadow of who I once was"
15 - Into the Wild by Cartwright
"You were my confines when I needed space, my critic afraid of praise"
"You were my confines when I needed space, my critic afraid of praise"
14 - These Bones by BAILEN
"These bones, they're broken and bent, they'll meet and they'll mend back together again"
"These bones, they're broken and bent, they'll meet and they'll mend back together again"
13 - Trip by Sub Focus & Metrik
"Will you trust in the unknown?"
"Will you trust in the unknown?"
12 - Calling by Pa Sheehy
"Calling you... I always knew you're calling too"
"Calling you... I always knew you're calling too"
11 - Pretty Words by Sydney Rose
"You'll never know that you were too good"
"You'll never know that you were too good"
10 - Will Anybody Ever Love Me? by Sufjan Stevens
"Will anybody ever love me? In every season pledge allegiance to my heart?"
"Will anybody ever love me? In every season pledge allegiance to my heart?"
9 - I've Loved You For So Long by The Aces
"I've waited for so long to feel the way that I feel when you're in my arms"
"I've waited for so long to feel the way that I feel when you're in my arms"
8 - tiny things by Tiny Habits
"How about you and me? Lots of love in tiny things"
"How about you and me? Lots of love in tiny things"
7 - Bad Guy by Grace Enger
"I'm sorry to tell you you're coming out the bad guy cause you can't live up to the version of you I made inside my mind"
"I'm sorry to tell you you're coming out the bad guy cause you can't live up to the version of you I made inside my mind"
6 - Your Bones by Chelsea Cutler
"I love you down to your bones"
"I love you down to your bones"
5 - Hold On by Lizzy McAlpine
"Hold on to me and I'll hold on to you"
"Hold on to me and I'll hold on to you"
4 - Mary by Cole Swensen ft. SŌNN
"Where did you grow up and where have you been to treat someone like that?"
"Where did you grow up and where have you been to treat someone like that?"
3 - Pieces by Alejandro Aranda
"I'm losing my heart and all my soul. I can't seem to ever let you go"
"I'm losing my heart and all my soul. I can't seem to ever let you go"
2 - Even When I Don't by Emmit Fenn
"I'll love you babe, even when I don't"
"I'll love you babe, even when I don't"
1 - Sweet Night by Elina
"For once I feel like whatever I do, it'll be fine"
"For once I feel like whatever I do, it'll be fine"